Popped over to visit Dusseldorf for the first time, to allow me to start a TP run to Indonesia. We looked forward to visiting a new place.
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By Nige
on April 13, 2026
at 10:51 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Sicily in Apr 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | Hilton | Holidays | Italy | LHR | London | Palermo | PMO
Photos from Day 1 when all we did was drive to the Hilton Heathrow T5!
By Nige
on April 12, 2026
at 8:49 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Sicily in Apr 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: Holidays | LHR | London
It was a nice and easy start to the day. Another early start for me, and I had to hold off the cats from getting their breakfast too early.
By Nige
on April 12, 2026
at 5:28 am
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Sicily in Apr 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | Hilton | Holidays | Italy | LHR | London | Palermo | PMO
This holiday was designed to be nice and simple! BA will fly us from Heathrow to Palermo and back.
By Nige
on April 1, 2026
at 5:15 am
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Sicily in Apr 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: Announcements | Avis | British Airways | Hilton | Holidays | Italy | LHR | London | Palermo | PMO
Sicily is another place we have both wanted to go to for so long, and the opportunity just sprang up from nowhere.
By Nige
on February 18, 2026
at 9:30 am
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: BA | British Airways | GGL | Gold Guest List
Job done! But it's not been that easy to secure those pesky Tier Points.
By Nige
on February 10, 2026
at 3:17 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: AA | American Airlines | BA | British Airways | Cathay Pacific | CX | Fiji Airways | FJ | Japan Airlines | JL | Qantas Airways | Qatar Airways | QF | QR
I’ve just spent the last three weeks flying around the world. Well — to be completely accurate — I’ve flown around half of the world and then back again the same way.
By Nige
on February 9, 2026
at 11:30 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: London Heathrow
Photos from Day 23, when I was reunited with my gorgeous wife and drove back home to recover after my strenuous trip.
By Nige
on February 9, 2026
at 12:53 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: London Heathrow
From Gate B37, I was first off, having photographed door 2L being opened at 13:59:47. I thought that may have been important for my UK261 compensation claim.
By Nige
on February 8, 2026
at 11:30 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | Hilton | LAX | LHR | London Heathrow | Los Angeles
Photos from Day 22, which included a morning in Los Angeles and my flight from Los Angeles LAX to London Heathrow LHR.
By Nige
on February 8, 2026
at 10:49 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | Hilton | LAX | LHR | London Heathrow | Los Angeles
The countdown continued to me getting home. This was my last flight of the first phase of my trip and the last flight before I was reunited with my beloved wife and bestie.
